Remembrance Day Ceremony

Today, as a school, we gathered to show our respect to all those who have served in the war, particularly those members of our school community who have served their country in times of war and those who have family members who have served. We also acknowledged...

Principal’s Update

Dear parents and caregivers, It was indeed a lovely sight to see parents at our recent sports day, which I know the teachers and students both appreciated. After such a long time without parents at school events, it was such a delight to see. It was so lovely to...

Online Safety – advice and tips for parents

The eSafety Commissioner has been established to help safeguard Australians at risk from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences. There are 6 main areas of focus to the commissioner's role and one area is providing online safety...

Parent Forum

Parents and carers of students with disability are invited to attend the Disability Policy & Programs November 18th 2021 Parent Forum. Hosted by the Department for Education, the Parent Forums are to inform and engage with parents or carers about the services...

Wellbeing Focus Day

Wellbeing Focus Day was on Monday 25 October. It was lovely to see students dressed in clothes that represented something about their wellbeing and to hear them talk about why they chose to wear what they did. All Junior Primary classes enjoyed a session with...

COVID-19 Update – 25 October 2021

COVID-19 Update – 25 October The good news we have been hoping for is here. See the information below. It is always a complex task to balance the known with the unknown and I think we have managed very well. This type of organisation can be summed up with the...

Science Week: Worm Farms at Woodend

What was the task? The task was to make an environmentally-friendly worm farm using a plastic bottle. We recycled plastic bottles from home and used them for the task. We worked in our kitchen/garden groups making our own worm farms. We had lots of fun.   What...

Award Recipients!

Today we welcomed Nick from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) who presented our Year 3/4 Blue team with a special, first time award. Each week during the 2021 season, the coaches and umpires voted on the team that showed 'Fair Play'. This...

Looking back on STEAM Week

Thank you parents/carers and grandparents for all your engagement with STEAM Week with your child. It has been a very positive experience to have students bring investigations/projects/creations/designs from home and to see the development and collaboration of an...

Visit the Woodend (virtual) Art Gallery!

In celebration of STEAM Week, our virtual art gallery has been updated! Thank you to our Visual Arts specialists for sharing some samples of the stunning works their students have created while exploring line, shape, tone, colour, pattern, texture and form.  ...

Welcoming more STEAM visitors!

Yesterday and today, children and staff from Woodend Children's Centre came to visit to see what some classes have been doing for STEAM Week. The Tuesday group of children helped to count rubbish collections to see how much plastic we use each day in a classroom. ...

Off and running with STEAM events!

On Monday we welcomed Tall Poppy scientists, Dr Lee Yian and Dr Hannah Wardill. Dr Chew is a Neuroscientist, Geneticist and studies worms and Dr Wardill's science field is Microbiology and Oncology. Our year 6/7 classes heard about possible pathways into a career...

Wellbeing Focus Day

October is Mental Health Month, a time to ‘tune in’ and think about our mental health and wellbeing. At Woodend, we will be holding a Wellbeing Focus Day on Monday 25 October (week 3). There are 3 aspects to the day: Wellbeing awareness workshops...

Sports Day Spectators Sign In

  School Interview process is now open for parents to book in for Sports Day. Go to the link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/ Event code: fs46e There are 2 sessions available. One adult per family per session is allowed. If you have any further...

Welcome to Term 4 2021

Welcome back to term 4. Trusting everyone enjoyed some time away from the routine of school. Many children have eagerly shared their time on STEAM investigations, camping, travelling or spending time with friends. It is obvious that students have returned eager...

Autism SA Recognising Carers Week

In recognition of Carers Week and to say thank you to the the incredible carers in our community, Autism SA are offering a 20% discount for any Family Workshops booked this week, until 16 October! You can book with code CARER20 at checkout. NDIS funding can also be...

Nude Food Day 2021

The SRC is hosting our school’s first Nude Food Day! To reduce the amount of single use plastic wrappers coming into our school, students are encouraged to bring their lunch in reusable packaging and consider the positive impact this can have on our school and...

Rose Ceremony and Canberra Study

It is a tradition at Woodend that we welcome our youngest and farewell our oldest students with a handmade rose. This tradition links to our first roses being planted outside of our school in 1995. At Assembly last Thursday 1/8/24, we officially welcomed our...

2024 Australian Primary Principal’s Day

To be an effective Principal requires dedication, expertise, leadership, and courage. Principals are required to lead the school in the areas of vision and values as well as knowledge and understanding. This requires emotional intelligence, empathy, resilience and...

It is Donut special treat time!

'The Showdown' is coming soon where the Port Adelaide will play the Adelaide Crows in the AFL. We have the annual Crows and Port donuts available for a special Showdown recess treat. We also offer a Gluten Free Triple Chocolate Cookie. Your child can enjoy this...

End of Term 2 Early Dismissal

Just a reminder that the last day of Term 2 is an Early Dismissal. We finish the term on Friday 5th July 2024 at 2.05pm not 3.05pm. Term 3 commences on Monday 22nd July 2024.

Saving for a future Camp – Saver Plus

Camps are an amazing opportunity for children. But they can be stressful for some parents to afford. The attached flyer is for the families of students who may be attending a school camp in 2025. Saver Plus will assist with their saving & budgeting for an...

Boys Sapsasa State Netball Carnival

Congratulations to Levi, a year 6 Woodend student who trialled and was selected for the division 1 Southern Metro Netball team in the inaugural boys Sapsasa State Netball carnival. Levi has participated in the Netball carnival over the past 3 days, in wet and very...

Managing Traumatic Events with your Child/ren

Following the events of the weekend, your child/ren may ask questions ? To help, there are a couple of fact sheets from CAMHS in relation to trauma. They appear at the end of this blogpost. As they are quite large, it may help to open them in a new Tab if asked....

Southern Valley Girls Netball

Congratulations to the year 6 Woodend girls (Bella, Cleo, Emily and Ruby) who represented Southern Valley last week in the 3 day State Netball Metropolitan Championships. Ruby played in the division 3 team and their team had 4 strong wins to finish in 5th position...

Woodend Sapsasa Soccer

Year 5/6 students from Woodend participated yesterday 18th June in Round 1 of the Statewide Schools Soccer competition. The team played 3 games on the day against Cardijn College, St Joseph's Hectorville and Reynella Primary School. All of the students got better...